Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in production and manufacturing settings to lower and raise work things, people and materials. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most customers who have been shopping in a store late at night have almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even if they do not know they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is ideal for completing tasks that need the mobility or speed and moving of individuals and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machine in that it does not use a straight support in order to hoist employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports underneath it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. Once the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the model and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the worker in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, rather than traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
A really popular class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT models include increased power due to the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is required to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are normally associated with this specific class of scissor lift.